Seavey Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Professional Ratings

• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  One of the strongest wines of the vintage, the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a worthy rival to Seavey’s gorgeous 2007. A blend of 90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9.5% Petit Verdot, it was cropped very low and, sadly, the production is a tiny 475 cases (30-40% less than normal). The wine’s dense opaque purple color is followed by notes of volcanic ash, burning embers, camphor, blackberries, cassis and cedar. The wine reveals terrific fruit on the attack, a full-bodied mid-palate and a multilayered textural mouthfeel. Dense, rich and pure with noticeable but sweet tannins, this big, formidably endowed Cabernet Sauvignon will age gracefully for 20-25 years.
• 94 Wine Spectator
  A classy effort, firm and focused on spicy, loamy earth and dusty currant flavors. Holds and gains depth, ending with crushed rock, green olive and cedary cigar box notes. Fine-grained tannins.